Friday, June 12, 2015

Handmade Basket and Ukrainian Easter Egg

I shared a pic on Instagram back in April of the Easter basket that Peter gave me, and I've been meaning to do a post ever since! Handmade gifts deserve more than a mention in passing, am I right?

Peter got the supplies and hand-wove the basket himself. He did such a good job!

Pysanka Ukrainian Easter Egg
He bought the Ukrainian Easter egg from Katya Trischuk. Do yourself a favor and browse through her shop. Her work is beautiful!

Several people who saw my photo mentioned to me that they know someone who collects pysanky, and I can see why. The intricate details, patterns, and bright colors are so appealing.

If you'd like to see Katya in action, watch this video. I love watching artists work; I could really watch process videos all day.

6 comments:

  1. Wow, the basket turned out amazing! The perfect place to display the beautifully painted egg :)

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  2. that basket is really lovely! The design on the egg is amazing work!

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  3. Wow, kudos to Peter on not only picking awesome gifts, but hand making that basket! Very cool!

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  4. I'm so happy that traditional craftsmanship still dearly appreciated. As originally from Russia, I can say that many artists there still straggling, but love for culture and handmade keep tradition alive! I'm happy that etsy gives many from a global reach this opportunity to sharing theirs passion with a world!

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  5. He did an amazing job on the basket! You don't hear about a lot of hobby basket-weaving, but I'm glad he knows how to do it. The egg is beautiful, too.

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